South Africa records first case of most transmissible XBB.1.5 Covid variant

South Africa records first case of most transmissible XBB.1.5 Covid variant

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Category : International Published on: January 12 2023

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  • South Africa has found its first case of a coronavirus infection caused by the new, highly transmissible XBB.1.5 variant.
  • Nicknamed the “kraken variant” by some for its ability to spread, so far there hasn’t been significant differences in severity identified between cases caused by XBB.1.5 and those from other variants.
  • XBB.1.5 is yet another variant of Omicron, the COVID-19-causing virus's most contagious and most prevalent variety.
  • The symptoms of the Covid XBB.1.5 variant are similar to the previous omicron variants and resemble cold-like symptoms, such as runny nose, sore throat, cough and congestion.
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